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Thursday, November 19, 2020

What is the oxidation number of CrO5?

The IUPAC name of CrO5 is Chromium(VI) peroxide or chromium oxide peroxide. CrO5 contains 5 oxygen atoms. one of the oxygen atom link with chromium as oxide while four (4) oxygen atoms participate in the formation of two peroxide linkage.

Hence, the oxidation number of Cr=+6.

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